User guide

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Introduction
♦ Connector: DB37 female connector
♦ Cable: External cable with 4 standard DB9/25 male connector
♦ Operating temperature: 0 to 55 °C
♦ Storage temperature: -20 to 65 °C
♦ Humidity : 10% to 95%, non-condensing
♦ Power consumption: +5V @ 1400mA typical
1.7 C518 Features
The C518 is an enhanced eight-port serial communication PCI card that in-
cludes an advanced PGA to support the serial communication controller and a
62-pin connector. The expansion cable has eight standard DB9/25 connectors
and one DB62 connector to connect to the C518 interface card.
• PCI Rev.2.1 Plug and Play
• Automatic IRQ and I/O address assignments
• 8 communication port intelligent buffers
• 7 RS-232C compatible ports plus 1 isolated RS-422/485 interface
• Suitable for modems, data display, data collection, telecommunication
• Supports up to 8 cards/64 ports per system
• Supports Windows 98/2000/XP/NT and Linux operation systems
• Single jumper board and COM number assignment design